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Arundel Close, E15

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Place Name This was originally Arundel Road leading on to Devonshire Road but in 1949 it was formed into a…

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Amethyst Road, E15

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Place Name Originally part of Manbey Road which was built sometime around 1879. It was divided into two streets after…

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Oban Street, E14

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Place Name Named after the port town of Oban on the west coast of Scotland. Developers sought inspiration from many…

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Ropemakers Fields, E14

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Place Name Pre-industrial heritage. Rope-making was an essential part of shipbuilding and repair during the age of sail and with…

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Poplar Bath Street, E14

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Place Name So named because of the swimming baths that this road runs down alongside. Today it is called Poplar…

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Plevna Street, E14

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Place Name The Siege of Plevna, or Siege of Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877…

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Pigott Street, E14

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Place Name Named after Francis Pigott Stainsby Conant (1809 – January 21, 1863), whose family owned the land. Pigott, the additional…

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Millwall Dock Road, E14

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Place Name Named after the nearby area it was previously called Marsh Wall, which was built as protection against the…

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Lansbury Gardens, E14

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Place Name Named in honour of George Lansbury (February 21, 1859 – May 7, 1940), a former MP who was a…

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Limehouse Causeway, E14

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Place Name Records from the middle ages show that a deed for a cottage and garden was granted to Peter…

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